Massonia obermeyerae

A low-growing, deciduous, South African, perennial bulbous plant, up to 3 to 6cm in height, which grows in winter and is dormant in summer, bearing two, fleshy, oval to oblong, grey-green leaves, that lie close to the soil surface. Their upper surface is textured and wrinkled. A dense cluster of small, star-shaped, greenish white flowers with a dark brown throat, comprised of six petals and six incurving white stamens, appear at ground level between the leaves, from November to December